Ephysteris tenuisaccus
| Ephysteris tenuisaccus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Ephysteris |
| Species: | E. tenuisaccus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephysteris tenuisaccus Nupponen, 2010[1] | |
Ephysteris tenuisaccus is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural) and on Cyprus. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.
The wingspan is 10.5–12.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pure creamish white with the a dark brown pattern. The hindwings are whitish fuscous, the basal area paler.[2] Adults are on wing in June.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin tenuis (meaning thin) and refers to a thin saccus in the male genitalia, one of the characters separating the new species from closely related Ephysteris deserticolella.
References
- ↑ Ephysteris at funet
- ↑ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Ephysteris tenuisaccus |
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ephysteris tenuisaccus. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.